New beginnings are always a great time! I am constantly in awe of the resoluteness one needs for the closing of the door behind to walk slowly but assuredly away from one’s comfort. And then how soon it can be followed by the exhilaration and anticipation of new worlds to be found in the opening of the doors ahead.
This is where I find myself. Wanting… Maybe even needing… to enter a new unexplored world. Yet I still enjoy and find fulfillment and rest in the world in which I presently reside.
Living simultaneously in two worlds… It can’t last forever… But while it does, I will enjoy the ride.
Instead of doing a daily checklists of something to celebrate every day on the month… For 2022, I am going to highlight CELEBRATION WEEKS.
Make your plans accordingly…
If you to include more celebrations in your month CLICK HERE.
Week #1- National Novel Writing Month
I have been doing something for National Novel Writing Month for over 15 years. Each year I plan a different project for the month. Some years, I was not in the ‘writing groove’ so I picked a special author to read for the month.
Week #2- National Carry a Tune Week
Check your shelves for some of those old cds (cassettes or 8-tracks) that you have not listened to in forever. Enjoy yourself!
Week #3- A Great Week to Be in the Kitchen
International Chef Day is October 20th. Find yourself a new recipe to try this week, or grab one of your oldies-but-goodies that you haven’t had in a while and stir-up-a-storm.
Week #4- Have a Few Pasta Meals
World Pasta Day is October 25th. National Breadstick Day is the 28th. Combine them and enjoy a great meal!
Di here standing in for Melanie who is recuperating. Get well soon Melanie! Here’s Di’s blog.
THIS WEEK’S FOUR QUESTIONS:
If you were to go to a desert island and could only take five things with you, what would they be?
What popular song (any era) best describes you?
If you could only use three basic ingredients to make a meal, what would they be?
Do you allow your pet on the furniture?
MY BRILLIANT ANSWERS:
If you were to go to a desert island and could only take five things with you, what would they be?
Travel Triangle
My favorite 5-star resort, a chef, a grand piano, the largest computer I could find, and the internet.
What popular song (any era) best describes you?
If you could only use three basic ingredients to make a meal, what would they be?
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Taco seasoning, hamburger, and another HOT spice. (I am really into the recipes that seem to be called Tex-Mex. The hotter the better…)
Do you allow your pet on the furniture?
Shih Tzu World
My Shih Tzu is now 17 years old. He uses me to get up and down from his favorite places. (He can jump down by himself, but up is not going to happen!) When I am away, he finds his favorite place in the sun. But when I’m home, he goes to his ‘home’ and patiently prances and (not so patiently) snorts until I assist him to his spot.
Hi, Di here and I’m your temporary host for Share Your World until Melanie is back on her feet. )Thanks for assisting, Di. If SHARE YOUR WORLD wasn’t, I would greatly miss it.
THIS WEEK’S FOUR QUESTIONS:
When you’re on holiday, do you prefer self-catering or a hotel/B&B?
Do you have a favorite meal you cook for yourself or order when out?
In the current fuel crisis, have you made a conscious effort not to use the car unless absolutely necessary?
If you were to compare yourself to a plant, what would you be?
MY BRILLIANT ANSWERS:
When you’re on holiday, do you prefer self-catering or a hotel/B&B?
I’m retired. Each day, life is a holiday!
Do you have a favorite meal you cook for yourself or order when out?
My favorite meal (today) is turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, with buttered green beans. This is my bi-weekly Thursday/ Friday meal!
In the current fuel crisis, have you made a conscious effort not to use the car unless absolutely necessary?
I love my car. I coose to drive now, in 50 years I’ll likely need a chauffeur.
If you were to compare yourself to a plant, what would you be?
During the 150 years of my life I can grow to 40 feet tall and provide shelter to many desert wildlife. I am well-known for my classic handsomeness, but while not being vain, I can be a bit prickly at times.
Each week, Sparks from a Combustible Mind (hosted by Melanie) offers its followers FOUR intriguing questions for insightful responses.
THIS WEEK’S FOUR QUESTIONS:
Do you ever feel more excited about getting the package in the mail, rather than the item that’s in it?
What is the difference between your ideal self and your real self? (i.e. what attribute or physical feature would allow you feel the ideal ‘you’?)
If you found $2,000 on the ground and there were no witnesses, what would you do with it?
Are you ever morally obliged to take action? Under what circumstances?
MY BRILLIANT ANSWERS:
Do you ever feel more excited about getting the package in the mail, rather than the item that’s in it?
CHRIS HALLBECK
I love getting packages in the mail. A couple of weeks ago I received a package that was completely unexpected. One of my boys send me a FitBIt watch (the very low-tech kind) and I was shocked!
I get amused at myself every time Amazon asks if I want my shipment sent in the fewest number of boxes… I want to say… SHIP SOMETHING DIFFERENT EVERY DAY.
What is the difference between your ideal self and your real self? (i.e. what attribute or physical feature would allow you feel the ideal ‘you’?)
Mobile Syrup
My ideal self keeps telling my real self that my waist is still 32 inches and not the **** it happens to be.
If you found $2,000 on the ground and there were no witnesses, what would you do with it?
Shhhh…..
Are you ever morally obliged to take action? Under what circumstances?
That’s a deep one! “MORALS” … my morals…. someone elses morals that they think I shoud follow? Think I’ll take a pass on answering that one.
Instead of doing a daily checklists of something to celebrate every day on the month… For 2022, I am going to highlight CELEBRATION WEEKS.
Make your plans accordingly…
If you to include more celebrations in your month CLICK HERE.
Week #1- Old Fashioned Remembering Week
(Yes, I made this one up!) There are soooo many to chose from this week! Have a night out bowling with a friend or two for U.S. Bowling League Day (Sept. 3rd). You will enjoy the Country Music that the bowling alley will be playing for International Country Music Day (Sept. 2nd). Bring your friends back home and dig intot he freezer for that store-bought Coconut Cake you have just been waiting for an excuse to sclice for World Coconut Day (Sept. 2nd). After your friends leave, drop a note (YES, A SNAIL MAIL NOTE) to a frind that wan’t able to come along and brag about your great bowling score for World Letter Writing Day (Sept. 1st).
Week #2- National Biscuit and Gravy Week
I will be looking forward to this special week the WHOLE year!
Week #3- National Indoor Plant Week
It’s time to start thinking about bringing nature indoors. Visit a few garden centers and discover some easy-to-care-for INDOOR plants you might want to invest in for this fall. After a morning of garden center tours, stop off and celebrate National Ice Cream Cone Day (Sept. 22nd).
Week #4- National Fall Foliage Week
Check out your local tourism center and find a short hiking trail or two, Enjoy the fall foliage. (Keep a new habit going- TAKE YOUR CAMERA!)
Harney and his partner are called upon to investigate the kidnappings of young girls.
This seems to be a sex-trade crime.
During the investigation, the most powerful Gang leader of Chicago becoming entangled in the intricate web, as well as a millionaire Ponzi scheme villain.
Somehow, not only are witnesses disappearing right an left, but officers and inmates in a local prison vanish without a trace.
It's All in Finding the Right Words 